Saudia crew members who died in Lanka blasts buried
The bodies of Ahmed Al-Jaafari and Hani Osman, two Saudi nationals who died in Sunday's blasts in Sri Lanka, arrived in Jeddah from Colombo on Thursda...
Women in Iran committing suicide
A shocking number of young mothers and pregnant women are among the women who have committed suicide in Iran in recent months, according to the findin...
Exiled FIS leader to be buried in Algeria
Abassi Madani, founder of Algeria's banned Islamic Salvation Front (FIS), will be buried in the capital Algiers late Saturday, days after his death in...
US hit Pakistan with visa sanctions for refusing to take back deportees
Washington: The United States has imposed sanctions on Pakistan after it refused to take back its citizen deportees and visa over-stayers from America...
Biden raises USD 6.3 million in first 24 hours of announcing Presidential candidacy
Washington: Former US President Joe Biden raised USD 6.3 million in the first 24 hours after launching the presidential campaign for the 2020 election...
Six children among 15 dead in raids on terror hideouts in Sri Lanka
Colombo: As many as 15 people were killed in a raid conducted by Sri Lankan forces on the hideout of terrorists believed to be involved in the serial ...
Macron tax cuts to help 15 million households
Paris: France's finance minister promised Friday that some 15 million households would benefit from tax cuts announced by President Emmanuel Macron, b...
US urges citizens to 'reconsider travel' to Sri Lanka
The US has raised the level of its travel warning for Sri Lanka, urging citizens to reconsider visiting the island nation in the wake of a series of s...
Trump rejects UN arms trade treaty
US President Donald Trump has announced that his country will not abide by a UN treaty aimed at regulating the global arms trade. He described the tre...
Sri Lankan PM Ranil Wickremsinghe apologizes over failure to protect victims on Easter
Srilankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremsinghe took collective responsibility and apologized for failing to protect victims of Sunday attacks which kill...
No progress on Syrian constitutional committee at talks in Kazakhstan
In Kazakhstan, two-day talks on Syria backed by Iran, Russia and Turkey concluded yesterday. The talks ended without any notable progress on forming a...
Chinese President Xi Jinping defends Belt and Road
Chinese President Xi Jinping has sought to ease growing concerns about his ambitious Belt and Road Initiative, vowing to prevent debt risks and saying...
UK court remands PNB fraud case fugitive Nirav Modi in custody till 24th May
In the UK, a court today remanded fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi to further custody till May 24th. The court was hearing his extradition ca...
Imran Khan moots launching of joint projects among BRI countries
Beijing: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday mooted launching of joint projects among the China-backed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) member ...
Saudi Arabia executed convicts after forced confessions, claims report
Washington: Long before Saudi Arabia announced it had carried out one of the largest mass executions in its history earlier this week, some of the men...
New smoking regulations for Ramadan tents in Dubai
Dubai Municipality has released a new set of smoking regulations for Ramadan tents in hotels.According to the regulations, Ramadan tents should be wit...
Wanted Sri Lanka radical Hashim killed in hotel attack
COLOMBO: An extremist believed to have played a key role in Sri Lanka’s deadly Easter bombings died in an attack on a Colombo hotel, the country’s pre...
Sri Lanka bans drones, unmanned aircraft after bombings
Colombo: Sri Lanka has banned the use of drones and unmanned aircraft following the massive Easter Sunday bombings that killed over 350 people and inj...
Sri Lankan defence secy resigns over Easter blasts
Sri Lankan defence secretary resigned on Thursday taking responsibility for the suicide bomb attacks on Sunday as the country remains tense in the aft...
Former US Vice President Joe Biden launches 2020 presidential campaign
Former US Vice President Joe Biden formally joined the crowded Democratic presidential contest today, betting on his working-class appeal and ties to ...
Vladimir Putin, Kim Jong Un hold first-ever talks
Russia's Vladimir Putin and North Korea's Kim Jong Un met face-to-face for the first time on Thursday and vowed to seek closer ties. The meeting ...
Syria negotiators arrive in Kazakhstan for talks
Delegations from Iran, Russia and Turkey arrived in Kazakhstan's capital Nur-Sultan yesterday seeking an end to the conflict in Syria. Kazakhstan's fo...
Microsoft hits $1-trillion mark on strong Q3 results
Redmond: Microsoft stock hit $1-trillion mark after the company announced impressive third quarter results, riding on the success of its Azure Cloud a...
Minor explosion reported in Sri Lanka
Colombo: A minor explosion was reported on Thursday in Pugoda on the outskirts of the Sri Lankan capital Colombo, police said, adding there were casua...
Prince william attends emotional Anzac Day ceremony in New Zealand
Wellington: Britain’s Prince William paid tribute to Australian and New Zealand troops on Thursday at an emotional Anzac Day ceremony, six weeks after...
11 die as elevator cable snaps at work site in north China
Chinese state media say 11 workers were killed and two seriously injured when the cable on an elevator snapped at a construction site in northern Chin...
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena calls for all party conference
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has called for an all party conference today to discuss the current situation and future steps in wake of Su...
United States dilutes UN rape-in-war resolution
The US removed all references to sexual and reproductive health.The Security Council resolution, submitted by Germany, dropped all such references. Th...
UN Security Council calls urgent meet to address situation in Eastern Ukraine
The UN Security Council has called an urgent meeting this afternoon to address the situation in Eastern Ukraine. The UN media office said this in its ...
UN, EU sign joint framework to strengthen partnership in counter-terrorism efforts
The United Nations and the European Union (EU) have signed a joint framework aimed at strengthening partnership in counter-terrorism efforts. The UN O...
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